There are many verses in the Quran that set the rule for women to inherit half what men do. Among those verses there is one particular verse [Al Nisa'a 4:12] that says:
"In what your wives leave, your share is a half, if they leave no child; but if they leave a child, ye get a fourth; after payment of legacies and debts. In what ye leave, their share is a fourth, if ye leave no child; but if ye leave a child, they get an eighth; after payment of legacies and debts"
The above verse simply means that if a woman dies with no kids, her husband inherits HALF of her estate, while if a man dies with no kids, his wife inherits only QUARTER of his estate.
Is there any reason for the discrepancy?
2007-03-05
01:47:00
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